But what these people didn't know was that there were other things in there that they didn't know about. For example, the gift box. The gift amount written on the gift list was 100,000 taels of silver. In fact, when Xiaocao opened it later, he found that there was a silver note worth 1 million taels.
To be honest, when Xiaocao learned that Wei Tingyu sent such a large betrothal gift, she was speechless for a moment. After seeing the big box full of banknotes, she was silent for a while. To put it in a vivid way, the RMB in the previous life had a face value of 100 yuan, a stack of 100 banknotes, and a total of 10,000. Now the banknotes are just ten times the face value, one thousand each, and there are exactly ten stacks, which is exactly one million.
Xiaocao is already very rich. Although the money in kind far exceeds the cash, most of it has been spent on building the hospital. In addition, Zhen Muyao also invested some money in it. Compared with this, that money is really nothing.
Xiao Cao wanted to ask, where did all this money come from? Did they really empty the mansion? Or did the mansion, which had accumulated wealth for two or three hundred years, really have such a rich foundation? Or did she have a distorted understanding of money
It was almost a lawsuit, Xiaocao went to find Han and told him about it.
Han also fell silent. She stared at Xiaocao for a long time, then held her forehead in her hand. "So, he is already very low-key. But isn't he a little too careless? He didn't warn us before. What if something goes wrong and it doesn't match the gift list? If it's lost, there's no place to complain. By the same token, he's not afraid that we will just keep it and not give it to you as a dowry."
It should be noted that the significance of the gift money is to thank the Yue family for raising the wife who is about to marry into the family, so the gift money is actually given to the Yue family. However, usually, except for those who specifically "sell their daughters", the dowry will be more than the gift money.
In Wei Tingyu's case, the actual gift money was far more than what was on the gift list. When he heard that the other party really kept it, he could do nothing about it.
Xiaocao smiled, "Mom, just keep it. He won't mind." Perhaps she has seen a lot. Xiaocao now really regards money as dirt. Anyway, even if she has no money now, she still has no worries about food and clothing. Not only that, but everything is the best and most exquisite. If there is any difference in anything, people will think she has been wronged.
Han glanced at Xiaocao and said, "We, the Wen family, are marrying off our daughter, not selling her. Even if you live in Pingyang Marquis's Mansion for the rest of your life, you will still be taken care of by us, the Wen family. You don't need them to worry about anything. Even your future children and grandchildren will be taken care of by us, the Wen family."
Perhaps she was stimulated by Wei Tingyu's action. After Xiaocao left, Han felt that this was not good. This son-in-law clearly looked down on her and thought that she would treat her daughter harshly and asked him to be a husband to fill the dowry. She must let him know that her daughter would always be raised by her and would never be controlled by him in her life. She would be tough all her life!
The result of Han's misinterpretation of Wei Tingyu's intention was that, taking advantage of the few days left, Han was busy buying things in the imperial city, buying things lavishly. She bought almost all the good things in the imperial city, and many people saw the madness of this mother. - The dowry book was much thicker.
So much so that everyone in the Wenren family had "opinions". It wasn't that they were unhappy that she was preparing a dowry for Xiaocao, but that she had gone a bit too far and asked her to take it easy. In Taibo's court, Wenren was ridiculed by more than one official, either truly or falsely.
Han retorted unconvincedly, "I raise my daughter myself, and it will be the same even if she gets married. What's so great about the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion? Why are you showing off in front of me?"
Okay, I get it. It's all Wei Tingyu's fault. Although everyone else knows that he definitely didn't mean that, Han now thinks so. No one can explain it to her, and there's nothing she can do about it.
However, no matter how much Han squandered, no one would complain to Wen Taibo. After all, Han's mother, Mrs. Han, was from a merchant family. They were so poor that they only had money left. They gave a lot of money as a dowry to support several generations. Han's dowry was still large. In addition, she was good at business, and her capital was getting bigger and bigger. When her first four children got married, her capital was still much more than her previous dowry. She used her own money, so what could outsiders say? The only ones who were qualified to have opinions were Xiaocao's brothers and sisters, but these four people all had the attitude of "As long as mother is happy" and "Fourth sister (sister) should give more".
In addition, Princess Anguo was also very popular in front of Emperor Xuanren, so he also teased Wenren Taibo and even said that he would buy Anguo a richer dowry when he returned.
What can outsiders do? Just stare blankly.
Wenren Taibo went to find the "culprit" about this matter. After Wei Tingyu found out, he felt that he was wronged. However, he also felt a little conflicted. Since Xuan'er had married him, it would be natural for him to raise her, and his mother-in-law wouldn't have to worry so much. However, he only dared to think about it and didn't dare to tell anyone. He would just show his support through actions in the future.
After the engagement, the next step is to "ask for a date". The man goes to the woman's house and asks for a date to get married. The date has already been set long ago, so this "asking for a date" is just a formality and very simple.
The wedding date was September 26th. The dowry was delivered to the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion on the first day. On the 24th, the dowry prepared by the royal family for Princess Anguo was delivered to the Wenren Family, which caused another sensation.